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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
308
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Limpopo
3 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Limpopo
7 Genera with 8 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1903Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
8 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Skusella freemani Harrison, 2001

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Limpopo
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org